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Definition of Mandela
1. Noun. South African statesman who was released from prison to become the nation's first democratically elected president in 1994 (born in 1918).
Generic synonyms: Nationalist Leader, National Leader, Solon, Statesman
Definition of Mandela
1. Proper noun. (surname) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mandela
Literary usage of Mandela
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Italy : Handbook for Travellers: Second Part, Central Italy and Rome by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1890)
"mandela. The descent to the station takes J/2 цг. more (sec below). ... 91/2 M.
mandela ; the village lies on the hill to the N., at a height of 1600 ft. ..."
2. Behind the Mask: Getting to Grips with Crime and Violence in South Africa by Tony Emmett, Alexander Butchart (2000)
"Slovo Park and mandela Square informal settlements epitomise such "communities".
Part of the south-west Johannesburg suburb of Eldorado Park (itself a ..."
3. Hope for South Africa? by Lewis H. Gann, Peter Duignan (1991)
"In 1990 the ANC appointed Nelson mandela its vice-president. ... Many white
moderates hoped that mandela would be for South Africa what Jomo Kenyatta had ..."
4. Raymond Mhlaba's Personal Memoirs: Reminiscing from Rwanda and Uganda by Raymond Mhlaba, Thembeka Mufamadi, Human Sciences Research Council, Robben Island Museum (2001)
"Towards our release In 1986 mandela fell ill and the prison authorities took him
to hospital. When he was discharged from hospital the prison authorities ..."
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